Michelle M. Alcombright in a March 29, 2011 mug shot after her arrest for shoplifting in Ruskin, Florida.

Hillsborough County, Florida -- Local police report that a woman named Michelle M. Alcombright was arrested March 29 at 7 o'clock in the evening at a store on Sun City Center Blvd in Ruskin, Florida. A WalMart Supercenter is located at that address.

The woman was charged with "Retail Theft $300 or more". She was booked, photographed, and fingerprinted.

Last summer, it was alleged (via anonymous sources) that one Michelle M. Alcombright was caught shoplifting at WalMart on Curran Highway in North Adams.

Michelle Alcombright of North Adams is the wife of Richard Alcombright, Liberal Democrat Mayor of North Adams, who announced April 8th he will be seeking a second term.

The Michelle Alcombright arrested in Florida not only shares the same name but also is of the same age as the Mayor's wife in North Adams.

The North Adams WalMart case magically disappeared. No charges were filed and no one in authority would speak about the matter: not the store's manager, nor the store's employees, nor officials in the North Adams Police Department.

The mug shot of the Florida woman is near identical to a recent photo of Mayor Alcombright's wife (see photos above).

If the lady caught shoplifting in Florida twelve days ago is the same woman alleged to have been caught last summer in North Adams, then why was that North Adams shoplifter accorded special treatment by North Adams Police instead of being treated like the lady in Florida -- as a shoplifter?

Postscript: Ms. Alcombright was arrested around 7PM on Tuesday 3/29, but, according to the police file, was not released til the following day after 5PM, a total of more than 22 hours in police custody. Where was hubby, and why did it take so long to bail out North Adams' First Lady? <<<<<

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